tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post6964968968881911946..comments2023-08-08T02:31:11.714-06:00Comments on Third Person Ltd.: The End of National Library WeekJohn Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700561722434870258noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-83719681399995658532010-04-20T07:31:29.325-06:002010-04-20T07:31:29.325-06:00How do the slices get aligned properly so they can...How do the slices get aligned properly so they can zip into the can at high speed? That was the real question. Your phrasing makes it sound silly, like "Well, obviously they don't assemble the can around a bunch of pear slices while they're suspended in a magnetic bottle powered by a giant nuclear reactor!!!"<br /><br />I learned a lot of cool things about industrial fruit and vegetable handling. Orienting odd-sized things automatically (and simply) is incredibly fascinating low-tech stuff.John Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700561722434870258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-38486034597323764242010-04-20T00:58:39.992-06:002010-04-20T00:58:39.992-06:00Just for the record: I can confirm that those ques...Just for the record: I can confirm that those questions DO keep him up at night. The last one was, "How do they fit pears into the can?"Tbizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892931260993883257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-25440953327683856702010-04-18T20:44:47.501-06:002010-04-18T20:44:47.501-06:00BTW -- I don't mean to imply I don't like ...BTW -- I don't mean to imply I don't like meeting rooms, children's story times, DVD loans, etc. I just mean that for me, personally, it's all about the books.<br /><br />Okay, and the reference librarians too. Where else could I have found out the proper name for the shell-like covering of an apple pip? And I had two librarians practically fighting over who could find the answer first! (The shell turns out to be the "ovary", and yes, this is the kind of question that keeps me awake at night.)John Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700561722434870258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-5048147923413554902010-04-18T14:09:42.410-06:002010-04-18T14:09:42.410-06:00FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING?
I'm having chest pains...FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING? <br />I'm having chest pains.<br /> I LOVE my local community library. I'm there at least twice a week. I love the activity of children attending story hour or searching the shelves looking for the perfect book or movie. Okay. Maybe some are a little louder than they should be, there's no accounting for some parents, but they should feel comfortable at the library. It's the first step in developing a love of reading. My library hosts tutoring sessions and after school the tables are filled with learning. The bank of ten computers often has a waiting list. And yes, for a while I attended a women's writing group in one of the meeting rooms. I love that men can meet for chess club and women for scrapbooking. The community library has evolved and will continue to evolve. I agree with Tbiz. I see the library of the future providing wifi and docking stations where people can link up their digital devices for downloads. My library already provides downloads for audio-books, and like Tbiz said, somehow, through the mystery that is modern technology, when your loan period it up the story automatically returns to the library inventory.<br /><br />I don't want to think about the day my local library is no longer open, for that will be a sad day indeed.Wendy S Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590562856819593365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-86549735735213687162010-04-18T08:33:06.777-06:002010-04-18T08:33:06.777-06:001) Agreed.
2) I think that the need for publicly...1) Agreed.<br />2) I think that the need for publicly available computers is lessening (slowly) all the time. It doesn't sound like a very long-term future for the library.<br />3) Still agreed.John Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700561722434870258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459094466364069447.post-82126499990108148532010-04-18T03:16:15.976-06:002010-04-18T03:16:15.976-06:00First of all, you're nuts.
Second, there'...First of all, you're nuts.<br /><br />Second, there's no reason they couldn't turn libraries into computer based spaces. Replace the shelves with computers and suddenly you have a place where all the obnoxious people you mentioned can still hang out. You could even bring your e-reader and plug it into a port. It'll give you the book you want and two weeks later it will automatically delete itself, no overdue books! The best part about this new system? No need to remove that elevator!<br /><br />Third, you're still nuts.Tbizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892931260993883257noreply@blogger.com